diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 193e974484..8817ea3d05 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1127,8 +1127,8 @@ void MyAvatar::setEnableDebugDrawIKChains(bool isEnabled) {
 }
 
 void MyAvatar::setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled) {
-    // TODO: This should tell the main MetaRenderItem of the Avatar to be hidden to control vsisiblity since the model is culled by the MetaRI.
     _skeletonModel->setVisibleInScene(isEnabled, qApp->getMain3DScene(), render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_0 | render::ItemKey::TAG_BITS_1, true);
+    Avatar::setEnableMeshVisible(isEnabled);
 }
 
 void MyAvatar::setEnableInverseKinematics(bool isEnabled) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 154e2e4d09..5e78d508fe 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ public slots:
      * @function MyAvatar.getEnableMeshVisible
      * @returns {boolean} <code>true</code> if your avatar's mesh is visible, otherwise <code>false</code>.
      */
-    bool getEnableMeshVisible() const { return _skeletonModel->isVisible(); }
+    bool getEnableMeshVisible() const override { return _skeletonModel->isVisible(); }
 
     /**jsdoc
      * Set whether or not your avatar mesh is visible.
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ public slots:
      *     MyAvatar.setEnableMeshVisible(true);
      * }, 10000);
      */
-    void setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled);
+    void setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled) override;
 
     /**jsdoc
      * @function MyAvatar.setEnableInverseKinematics
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
index 38828a5163..858318746c 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.cpp
@@ -765,6 +765,20 @@ void Avatar::render(RenderArgs* renderArgs) {
     }
 }
 
+
+void Avatar::setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled) {
+    render::Transaction transaction;
+    if (render::Item::isValidID(_renderItemID)) {
+        transaction.updateItem<render::Payload<AvatarData>>(_renderItemID, [](render::Payload<AvatarData>& p) {
+        });
+    }
+    qApp->getMain3DScene()->enqueueTransaction(transaction);
+}
+
+bool Avatar::getEnableMeshVisible() const {
+    return true;
+}
+
 void Avatar::fixupModelsInScene(const render::ScenePointer& scene) {
     bool canTryFade{ false };
 
diff --git a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
index 01114b5f6d..06bc1b174c 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars-renderer/src/avatars-renderer/Avatar.h
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ public:
 
     virtual void setAvatarEntityDataChanged(bool value) override;
 
+    // Show hide the model representation of the avatar
+    virtual void setEnableMeshVisible(bool isEnabled);
+    virtual bool getEnableMeshVisible() const;
+
     void addMaterial(graphics::MaterialLayer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName) override;
     void removeMaterial(graphics::MaterialPointer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName) override;